Ensure forest-data integrity for climate change studies
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01683-8
Ensure forest-data integrity for climate change studies
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Macroclimate data overestimate range shifts of plants in response to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 April 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01650-3
The authors model historic and current distributions of grassland and heathland plants using both macro- and microclimate data. While macroclimate models predict the need for major range shifts (14 km median), microclimate models predict much smaller shifts that more closely match observed patterns.
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Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01631-6
In this Perspective, the authors argue that the restoration of wild animals and their functional roles can enhance natural carbon capture and storage. They call for the scope of natural climate solutions to be broadened to include animals.
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Risk of isolation increases the urgency and spatial extent of climate change adaptation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01647-y
Estimations of the risk from sea-level rise are often based on the amount of property inundated by water. However, risk measurements based on isolation — being cut-off from key services owing to road flooding — suggest that the impacts of sea-level rise could be more widespread and may begin earlier than anticipated.
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Countries’ long-term climate strategies fail to define residual emissions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01614-7
Achieving net zero means balancing remaining emissions with carbon removal, and understanding the nature and scope of residual emissions is key to planning decarbonized energy and industrial systems. However, our analysis of long-term climate strategies shows that many governments lack clear projections for residual emissions at net zero.
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Response to climate change can be altered by species competition
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01621-8
Acclimation to climate change induces a reduction in the overall energetic cost for ectotherms, but most studies focus on a single species. Now, research shows that species competition can erode the energetic benefits of acclimation by affecting individual behaviour and energetics.
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Unpriced climate risk and the potential consequences of overvaluation in US housing markets
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01594-8
Natural hazards exacerbated by climate change pose serious risks to property markets in the United States. Ignoring these risks could create instability in housing values. This research shows the magnitude of unpriced flood risk and who stands to lose from housing prices that reflect climate risks.
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Hybridization provides climate resilience
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01586-0
Hybrid populations have long been perceived as a threat to distinct lineages and undervalued from a conservation perspective. Now, research suggests that hybrid populations may harbour gene combinations that improve their ability to cope with changing climate conditions.
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